J. CraigCollinsMD
General Surgery • Long Beach, CAMinimally Invasive Surgery
Staff Surgeon and Quality Officer, Surgical Healthcare Group - VA Long Beach Healthcare System
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Office
5901 E 7th Street
Surgical Healthcare Group (112)
Long Beach, CA 90822Phone+1 562-826-8000
Summary
- Dr. J. Craig Collins is a general surgeon in Long Beach, CA, currently with the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. He was affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center from 1998-2022. He received his medical degree from University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine and completed residency at University of California (Irvine). He has been in practice 31 years. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery. He has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
UCLA Anderson School of Management MBA, 2004 - 2006
University of California (Irvine)Residency, Surgery, 1988 - 1993
University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 1988- University of California (San Diego)BA, Biology, Summa cum laude, 1981 - 1984
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1989 - 2025- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 163 citationsPredicting performance on the American Board of Surgery qualifying and certifying examinations: a multi-institutional study.Christian de Virgilio, Arezou Yaghoubian, Amy H. Kaji, J. Craig Collins, Karen E. Deveney
Archives of Surgery. 2010-09-01 - 183 citationsHospitalization for acute diverticulitis does not mandate routine elective colectomy.Gregory Broderick-Villa, Raoul J. Burchette, J. Craig Collins, Maher A. Abbas, Philip I. Haigh
Archives of Surgery. 2005-06-01 - 73 citationsOperative Strategy Can Reduce the Incidence of Major Bile Duct Injury in Laparoscopic CholecystectomySara Yegiyants, J. Craig Collins
The American Surgeon. 2008-10-01
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